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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2003
Applicants:
Mamoru Miyako, Aichi, JP;
Keiji Nagaya, Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Mamoru Miyako, Aichi, JP;
Keiji Nagaya, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H009/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A switch-device sheet comprising: a soft and elastic sheet body () having operation parts () for operating contacts of a switch device; and a light guiding member () containing an optical fiber and being partially or completely embedded and wired in the sheet body (), the light guiding member receiving light at one end () and emitting light at the other end (). Therefore, the whole of the switch-device sheet () is flexible, and further the light guiding member () may be wired, as desired, outside or in the sheet body (), while allowing for the size and wiring configuration.